by Carolyn Henderson

Christians: Can We Stop Using This Sentence?

Even an image as simple as a flower is more complex than it seems. How much more so a concept like grace? Purple Iris, original watercolor by Steve Henderson Fine Art

As a Christian and a human being, I avoid the word “should,” because it’s generally used by Person A against Person B, to get Person B to do what Person A wants. So when I use it, I’m serious.

And I’m serious about a sentence that Christians regularly bandy about as a means to prove that they are right and you are wrong, and whatever it is you’re doing of which they disapprove, you need to stop — right now.